As time is running out before December, we’ve added a few recent finds of made in Canada advent calendars that you can find in stores widely across the country. Prices of these ones vary a bit but are all under $6.
Regal Candy makes several advent calendars sold in major retailers (labelled as made in Canada from domestic and imported ingredients), some are listed under the Jean-Talon brand name (each one has a noticeable red maple leaf marking:
- 32 day NHL advent calendar sold at Dollarama (link to Instacart), Save on Foods, Sobey’s/Safeway (link through their Voila delivery service) (this is not the KitKat NHL advent calendar which is imported).
- 32 day Disney Frozen advent calendar at Sobey’s/Safeway (link through their Voila Delivery Service).
- 32 day Star Wars advent calendar at Sobey’s/Safeway (link through their Voila Delivery Service).
- 24 day traditional Santa advent calendar at Sobey’s/Safeway (link through their Voila Delivery Service) and Metro.
- 24 day traditional Snowman advent calendar at Canadian Tire.
- 32 Day Paw Patrol advent calendar at Dollarama (link to instacart).
- 32 Day Frosty the Snowman advent calendar at Giant Tiger.
- Regal also claims on their social media to have Disney Stitch, Minions, Barbie, Hotwheels, Mickey Mouse, The Mandalorian
Walmart is also selling several Great Value 24 day advent calendars labelled as made in Canada from domestic and imported ingredients.
We’ve put together a list of advent calendars manufactured in Canada, some contain the traditional chocolates while a wide variety of other options are also available.
- Purdy’s Chocolates advent calendars $30.00 each, including a braille option. They also offer a set of refill chocolates for $20.00 so you can reuse it next year.
- Laura Secord offers 4 different advent calendars ranging from $16.99 to $39.99, notably the $16.99 advent calendar is neither identified as made in Canada nor as imported on Laura Secord’s website, while the other 3 are clearly identified as made in Canada. Approximately 20% of the products listed on their website are identified as imported.
- The Newfoundland Chocolate Company has a traditional advent calendar for $17.99
- Rogers Chocolates offers a variety of traditional advent calendars for $23.99
- Stubbe Chocolates offers a traditional advent calendar for $49.00
- Jacek Chocolate Couture offers a 24-chocolate advent calendar for $74.95
- Chocolate Tales offers a 24 day advent calendar featuring chocolate truffles for $79.95
- Chocolats Favoris has two advent calendars which comes with for chocolates per day either $45.99 or $46.99, they also all contain a golden ticket for a little chocolate surprise and a chance at the grand prize ticket for 1 year of mini fondue.
- Twisted Canning is offering a 12 days of jams and jellies advent calendar for $45.00 (this product is almost certainly made in Canada, the company website says handmade and local, but I’m waiting on a response to confirm)
- Naturally Vain offers an advent calendar of personal care products for $50.00 though it has been seen in Costco warehouses for $34.99.
- Hello Dolly Pasteries has 3 cookie advent calendar options, ranging in price from $55.00 to $110.00. At the $55.00 price you’ll have the unusual opportunity to eat 24 mini hand‑stamped cookies (a different billionaire on each one!) with icing‑dipped backs. They also sell empty advent calendar boxes to make your own.
- Serendipity Soy Candles offers a 24 candle advent calendar for $69.95
- The County Bounty offers an Advent Calendar of 24 cans of unique sodas for $80.00.
- The Savvy Company has a Gourmet Chocolate option ($149.00), as well as an Ontario Craft Cider ($149.00), Canadian Non-Alcoholic Advent Calendar ($129.00) and a Coffee Advent Calendar, ($149.00)
- The Local Space offers and Advent Calendar box of local items for $149.99.
- The Roasters Pack offers 25 day’s of coffe from 25 small-batch Canadian roasters for $139.95 (25x20g bags) or $249.95 (25x50g bags).
- Oak and Willow offers unusual 12 day and 25 day “advent calendars” of cleaning supplies and personal care items, ranging in price from $155.00 to $305.00
- MysteryInteractive.com offers 3 different advent mystery games (1 of which is also available in French) for $45.00.
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